burnable garbage; burnable waste
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
interchange; international; inter-
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
company management; managing a company
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
great depth; bottomless; great height
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
lump together; put all together
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
principle of laissez-faire
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
one room apartment; studio apartment
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe